Building a resilient retirement portfolio requires a mix of disruption-proof income from REITs, midstream energy, and high-yielding assets, plus growth stocks and ETFs. Current market challenges—AI disruption, weak job market, inflation risks—make long-term planning difficult, but also highlight the need for self-reliance and diversification. Core portfolio holdings should include large, proven...
Rose's Income Garden (RIG) portfolio features 81 investments, with 11 monthly payers across BDCs, ETFs, and CEFs focused on income generation. CSWC and PFLT are highlighted BDCs, offering high yields; CSWC is a strong buy on dips, while PFLT is a speculative buy, despite recent pressure. RIG includes three crypto-related ETFs (BITO, ETHU, SSK), providing exposure to digital assets with variable...
Blackstone Secured Lending and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending are high-quality BDCs facing potential dividend cuts due to falling coverage ratios. BXSL's fundamentals remain strong, but tight dividend coverage, high floating-rate exposure, and significant upcoming debt maturities raise concerns about a near-term cut. MSDL, despite robust liquidity and investment-grade ratings, has seen declining...
AI disruption is happening faster than most expect, with trillions in CapEx reshaping industries and creating huge risks for income investors. BDCs thrive on high yields, but their heavy software exposure now faces AI-driven disruption that could upend portfolios and cash flows. I'm staying cautious, focusing on proven BDCs with strong diversification and lower disruption risk to balance income...
Capital Southwest offers a high 11.1% dividend yield and a new monthly payout, appealing to income-focused investors despite a challenging BDC environment. CSWC's portfolio is defensively structured with nearly 90% in senior secured first lien debt, diversified across industries, and benefits from floating-rate exposure. While CSWC's NAV has remained stable, meaningful growth is unlikely until ...
Capital Southwest offers an 11% yield and pays monthly dividends, making it attractive for income investors. CSWC's internally managed structure results in low operating expenses, strong alignment with shareholders and has nearly 90% of its portfolio in safer first-lien debt. Recent results show improved credit quality, robust NII coverage of dividends, and growth opportunities from a new SBIC ...
DALLAS, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ: CSWC) (the “Company”, “Capital Southwest”, “we”, “us” and “our”) is pleased to announce that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.950% notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.950% per year, payable semi-annually, will mat...
We continue our discussion on debt, this time focusing on corporate borrowing. CLOs and BDCs are two pillars of the credit markets, powering the U.S. economy. Securities from these asset classes tend to be volatile due to interest rates and credit health, but have safer preferreds/baby bonds.
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